A comprehensive decision support tool for end-of-life wind turbines of Ireland; Lifetime Extension, Decommissioning, Repowering, Repurposing [WindLEDeRR]
Ongoing
The wind turbine fleet is ageing; how can we extend a turbine's lifetime or sustainably decommission it?
Project Insights
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€661,596
Total Project Costs -
3 yr
Project Duration -
2021
Year Funded
Project Description
As wind turbines are normally designed for a 20-year lifespan, there will be a significant number of onshore wind turbines reaching their end-of-life in Ireland in the coming years (estimated 500 turbines by 2025 and 1,000 by 2030). The WindLEDeRR project will develop a comprehensive decision-making tool for end-of-life wind turbines in Ireland, examining lifetime extension, anomaly detection, fatigue assessment, repurposing and sustainable decommissioning.Project Details
Total Project Cost: €661,596
Funding Agency: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Year Funded: 2021
Lead Organisation: University College Dublin
Partner Organisation(s): Trinity College Dublin; National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG); University College Cork; Munster Technological University; GDGeo Solutions
Collaborators: Eirecomposites; Bord na Mona; University College Dublin (UCD)
